Fog light install 7th gen Honda Civic // In-Depth Guide (04-05)

Took a bit longer than expected because of school but here's the how to video on the fog lights on my 04 Civic. Tried a new take on editing and shooting so hope you all enjoy!
[00:00] Prologue
[00:24] Which Wires are Which
[1:13] Tools
[1:47] Bumper Removal
[2:35] Fog light housing
[3:43] Harness A
[4:35] Harness B
[6:22] Center Console Removal
[8:15] Radio Removal
[8:36] Steering Column Removal
[9:47] Harness C
[13:55] Test
[14:31] Ziptie Placement
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#Honda #Civic #EM2 #DIY

[@carlm8821]

Of all the OEM 7th generation Civic fog light installs here on KZbin, this one is clearly one of the best and follows closest to the factory setup! I get taking the easy way out, but it’s also the laziest way with exposed wiring, using the 12v power outlet, tapping into other accessories, etc. This may take longer and be more involved, take more time and work, but clearly more professional with much cleaner results and most importantly, not risking damage to the electrical system or compromising other components due to amateurish ‘quickie’ jobs for the sake of immediate results. Great job!

[@surrealhousecat36243]

Thanks for the video. You saved 3,000 people a headache and some broken consoles

[@PaycoTsunami]

Thanks dude, awesome comment to wake up to! (: Hope you got your fogs installed before Christmas!

[@Ryanspashai]

yo bro thanks for making this video.

[@PaycoTsunami]

ShowerThoughts anytime dude! hope this video helped you install your fog lights! 😃

[@fitzythepirate731]

I was interested in getting fog lights for my 02 civic, didn't think there was this much work and tearing apart involved! I'll survive without them i think lol

[@PaycoTsunami]

Haha dude do it! It's totally worth it trust me! Plus you get that cool factor of actually having fog lights in your car haha I actually left a PDF specifically for your model of car in the description if you ever change your mind!

[@Fowler0526]

I have the hybrid version Civic 7th Gen, to do this install you have to install the harness exactly opposite of the regular 7th gens due to the battery being on the opposite side.

[@moiseslopez7898]

Hey is the green connector at 13:09 does it power fog light switch & relay circuit & the indicator light when the fog lights are turned on ? Is the one brown connector the hot side of the fog light relay ?

[@gmeister03]

Where can I get this kit?

[@CarAudioInc]

kudos.. oem af!

[@PaycoTsunami]

Thanks dude! Much appreciated 😄

[@PaycoTsunami]

It's come to my attention that there is some deviation from the model of EM2 (01-03) than the model I have (04-05). After looking into it more, there are some differences from bumper style, center console, Harness A placement, Harness C style and not opening the steering column differentiate from the 04-05 model. Other than those differences they're the same process in which you can take some information from this how-to like plugs and placements, for those differences I included the PDF file of how to install them on the 01-03 model in the description. I hope this clears out any confusion and helps somebody out! If you have any questions just leave a comment below and I'll try to help out in the best of my abilities! EDIT: PDF link is dead with Handa-accessories which held the pdf is gone, sorry guys. But as I stated from the differences, you can still do it with this guide! I believe in you resourcesful DIY'ing peeps! -Payco

[@dizzywillow451]

Thanks, I grabbed a aftermarket kit hat came with no directions. This will save me alot of time and aggravation.

[@PaycoTsunami]

@@dizzywillow451 Anytime dude! Hope it turns out legit! I'm currently editing a video on how to change all the engine mounts on the civic, hopefully I finish up before christmas!

[@dizzywillow451]

@@PaycoTsunami That's cool, I did that this past summer. Just finished up replacing my e brake cables and entire rear suspension, bushings and everything. I'd be happy to assist. I've got 242,000 miles on my 7th gen.

[@PaycoTsunami]

@@dizzywillow451 yo! For some reason I didn't get a chance to respond, but that's sick dude, I appreciate that! It's alot of work, I ended up changing my lower control arm bushings with poly and its been a headache ever since! It rattles so much! Dude If my mounts were blown out at 180,000, I can't imagine 242,000! D:

[@jameswelch2515]

I tried the link you put in the description and it doesn't work

[@deeznutz1451]

On the fog light housing.. at 3:38.. do they just snap in into the bumper? Cause my fog lights look a little tight to squeeze them in. What am I missing here?

[@PaycoTsunami]

They don't technically snap into place, they just slide into the housing of the bumper. If its a right fit just make the hole bigger where the end of the fog light housing goes into!

[@zayk7452]

if you happen to know what the part number is for the harness that connects to the switch please lmk i bought the switch but got the fog light assembly from 1au auto and it doesnt fit definitely wanna get this resolved so i can plug the button in!

[@PaycoTsunami]

ah so the switch is OEM but the harness isn't? You might have to repin the harness you've bought to the switch itself. There might be some wright ups on some forums about the pinout but that's alot of work. Sadly after looking at what I have, all I see are the harnesses in kits and not by themselves. Here's the write up I found with more info: www.handa-accessories.com/civic/05fogs.pdf Hope you find out what you need!

[@JaysonLising]

Can i put this fog light in my civic 2001

[@alexr101992]

No the 01-03s have different bumper styles

[@AlphaMachina]

I did this job without pulling apart 80% of what he did in this video. Just not needed if you're clever about how you do it. I also didn't take my bumper off of the car, I just jacked it up and did everything from underneath (need to replace my splash guard under the car). My kit wasn't nearly this complicated for some reason. It literally just goes through the fender to a switch on my console. I didn't have to mess with any of my original wiring other than to place a ground and power from ignition (cigarette lighter is a good place to splice into) When I want foglights on, I simply press the button, but unlike his, my foglights only come on when my ignition is turned to the 3rd setting. Basically, I spliced the brown ignition plug into my cigarette lighter wires because that only supplies power when the car is turned on, because it has an ignition feed, unlike the plug under the dash in the relay/fuse box. That feed is an "always on" feed, unless you do like this video and go the complicated route of hooking it up through your headlights. I guess I just used a cheap wiring kit, but it worked out great. This guy had the same idea I did: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pISxqaqghZuioq8

[@PaycoTsunami]

This is the OEM kit from Honda which is pretty rare but it shows all specific spots you're supposed to pull *except the radio lol* I pulled out alot so it'd be easier to shoot the video and show everyone visually like removing the fender/lights. I'm assuming you grabbed a aftermarket one which is alot less complicated?

[@AlphaMachina]

@@PaycoTsunami Makes sense. Your work was definitely a lot more complicated, but still a more professional job than mine. I was weary about it at first, but after a few months and no issues, using the cigarette wires seemed like the trick. I got a smoked fog light kit from eBay for $30. Not the best quality, but they look nice, and came with a cheap "simplified" wiring harness. Your job is a lot nicer than mine, but let me ask, is your fog light switch still not lighting up? Because mine lit up as soon as I hooked it up to the cigarette lighter wires and turned on the ignition. I see people either with the lights on the switch not working at all and their fog lights do work, or with the light on the switch working but their fog lights stay on all of the time despite the switch. It's weird. They must be doing something wrong.

[@PaycoTsunami]

@@AlphaMachina hey fog lights are foglights am I right? Haha I think as long as your lights work, it's a job well done in my opinion. Actually when I hooked everything up, the bulb in the foglight switch and one of the bulbs in the foglight housing was out. I was surprised initially lol but I replaced both and it's working flawlessly now. Always check the bulbs for sure before ripping into it again but they're probably having grounding issues like you stated or relay probelms

[@AlphaMachina]

@@PaycoTsunami Ahhh, cool. Yeah, as long as they work, it's all good. I was looking at this video because I got an OEM kit and was thinking I might install it instead, just to have peace of mind that my car won't burn down (lmfao), but after seeing how complicated it is, I think I'll be alright. No issues so far. Take care man.

[@CrimsonSWGoH]

thanks for the video. where did you get the fog lights and harnesses?

[@PaycoTsunami]

Hey no problem, hope it helped! I actually played the waiting game by registering online to my local pick-n-pulls through ROW52(website, just check it out!) in Cali by getting notifications in my emails if any EM2 came in. They usually post a frontal picture of the car when it first comes in, with that in mind I just waited every morning for a couple of months till one showed up with fog lights. I went straight over there and beat like 2 people to them! It was pretty wild and I probably should've done a video on it but that's how I came up with these and paid only $30 for them! I've also seen some sets on ebay once in awhile but I feel like they're outrageously priced. If I were you I'd just go junkyard hunting locally, you might end up finding more than just fog lights!

[@CrimsonSWGoH]

Thank you for the information. Upon doing some research, Amazon has a set of lights with the 3 harnesses for $104. The harnesses look ok but i think they are used for turning on and off with button instead of being wired into headlights so you can turn them on without headlights. Thanks again, VA and CA seem to be picky about everything in the auto industry ;)

[@nlum1964]

Can you install the harness from the driver side?? There are some empty switch bays to the left of the steering wheel. I really don't want to remove the radioo and center console....

[@PaycoTsunami]

YO! So you can definitely do whichever you want! Whatever's easier for you, you can go for it! The way I did it was from the manual from Honda, I ended up making a mistake on removing the radio to install everything but it definitely made it easier through the process. I believe you have to remove the center console though. That's a must since you need to get the harness for the switch behind it! But again, you don't have to remove the radio/Bezel to install this. If you find a way that's easier through your process be sure reply on here for other peeps to see! This is a pretty popular video as of late and I hope its helped you so far through your install!

[@PaycoTsunami]

Oh btw I believe there's also another spot on the driver side you can sneak the harness's in but the actual grommet fits on the passenger side. If you have an after market kit, I'm pretty positive you can snake it though a hole on the driver side.

[@lonefgc4508]

Great video, one of the better ones I’ve seen. How long did the whole process take you? I have a shop quoting me at $80 an hour for labor on this.

[@PaycoTsunami]

Lone FGC I totally appreciate the awesome comment! 🙌😄 To be completely honest with you, if I wasn't recording the process, it would have taken me around 2 hours nonstop. Its fairly easy to knock out in a half day if its your first time doing something like this. I tried being really thorough in the video so I hope this helps you out!

[@PaycoTsunami]

Oh btw if you have anymore questions just hit me up on Instagram! The link is in my KZbin channel banner on the right side!

[@lonefgc4508]

PaycoTsunami, super thorough and helpful. Thanks a lot, man.

[@robertmolina8927]

Can you put a link in where you bought all the wire harnesses?

[@PaycoTsunami]

I actually went treasure hunting at the local junkyard in Cali, I used picknpulls search engine to find a car with fog lights since they're OEM! Best bet is to do the same or keep a saved search on ebay but you're going to end up paying around $300 for them. I ended up getting all my fogs and harnesses for around $30 at the local junkyard, but you can also get the aftermarket ones at the same price on amazon, only issue is that they're all different is some type of way. The aftermarket ones will work but you'll need to rewire the switch since the one they give you doesn't really fit all to well in the car. You can snag the switch on amazon for around $20 last time I checked!

[@skadoosho781]

does the harness come with the lights or do you have to buy them separately

[@PaycoTsunami]

kyle lamay if you buy the kits they usually do come with the light housings, always gatta double check though!

[@elioakel1759]

Does it fit a 7th gen honda civic sedan ex 2001

[@PaycoTsunami]

Front is a little different but from what I've heard its the same procedure

[@hapkin2179]

14:30 what are you pointing at, can't get the indicator light on mine to come on and yours didnt seem to at first either

[@PaycoTsunami]

It's the illumination bulb, it was out and yours is probably too. I have a whole video on how to replace them on the cheap, it's called "replacing your dashlights in your car on the cheap". Hope this helps!

[@hapkin2179]

@@PaycoTsunami thanks for the fast reply, gonna take a look at it today

[@PaycoTsunami]

@@hapkin2179 did it work out?

[@diegocalderon7592]

Were i can find the fog light switch?? Like the one on the video

[@PaycoTsunami]

Yo! This is the part number for the switch itself, 08V31‑S5P‑120C , its about $12 on amazon with free shipping! www.amazon.com/Genuine-Honda-08V31-S5P-120C-Light-Switch/dp/B00MIXZE26

[@diegocalderon7592]

Thanks bro 🤟i been looking for this switch for while already 😅

[@PaycoTsunami]

Diego Calderón haha anytime dude! 😂 I got lucky scouring local junkyards and found everything in one piece, hope the switch works out for you!

[@psykro5735]

So the harness is no long available through Honda but I did get it’s part number 08v31-s5a-a0131

[@Isotope1213]

I have a drill bit, what size drill bit to make that hole? thanks.

[@PaycoTsunami]

Yo! Sorry my man, I have no idea :( All I personally did was go as wide as bumps that were shown. Wish I was more help! I guess keep going till it fits properly (If anyone else knows about this, please comment your answer on here since I'm pretty sure more peeps have the same question)

[@Isotope1213]

@@PaycoTsunami Thank you. Looking at your screw, looks like a 1/4th. Not sure. But I am gonna start with 1/4th since its really small and work my way up. Thanks

[@PaycoTsunami]

@@Isotope1213 There you go! It's definitely pretty wide, I had used the knife I had to carve it out wider than the original pilot hole made with the screw (which worked pretty well in my opinion haha) I'm glad you're knocking it out the smart way my friend and hope the install goes as smooth as possible!

[@PaycoTsunami]

sestoelemento 80 @3:34 I lined it up with the hole and it took a 10mm bolt from what I can remember. I don't have the specifics on the bolt sadly but it's just the slot in which you made then the bolt to make sure it doesn't go anywhere!

[@knduong]

I didnt think it would take that long to do this... i was wrong

[@TurboD16z6]

Huh? So where does the brown wire go, where does the white wire go. I saw you connect some wires but never explained which wire and why

[@PaycoTsunami]

Toua Xiong yo! Hey no problem, put the time stamp for the wire and I'll gladly help out!

[@TurboD16z6]

@@PaycoTsunami I figured it out. Basically the red is power and the white is ig or on and off. I didn't know where to plus so I did the gettho way. Connected the power to the cigarette fuse. Connect the power to the head light fuse. Looks ugly but oh well.

[@PaycoTsunami]

@@TurboD16z6 glad you got it to work! Still not too sure which wire's you were referring too though. Is it a aftermarket kit you're using? You might not be the only one who's having that issue. Toss me the time stamp so I can analyze the one you're were mentioning, maybe I can pin point where it can go on the stock harness

[@Pepsimaniaco]

6:47 I...I cant be the only one who noticed the gay spider-men

[@PaycoTsunami]

Pepsimaniaco ..... 🤔🤔

[@JonathanGomez-kx6xh]

Where can i find the same fog lights like yours?

[@PaycoTsunami]

I found mine at the junkyard! Check if your local junkyard has a website, they might have the ability to send you daily emails to see if your car came in. I do that with PicknPull and surrounding junkyards! That's how I found out when a Civic came through since they post pictures of the cars when they come in. Also I have the actual fog light #: 08V31-S5D-102A You might get lucky and someone will toss it up on Ebay! Speaking of which, they also have knock off ones for around $30 on there that work just as fine.

[@JonathanGomez-kx6xh]

Thank you PaycoTsunami for advise I’ll check junk yard or eBay and have a greater years to come.

[@PaycoTsunami]

Anytime and thank you, hope you have some success tracking it down!

[@Hunter-pk7ym]

i think you overcomplicated an easy task

[@PaycoTsunami]

;p

[@robertpoudrette4483]

Basically take the whole car apart to install two lights in the front bumper... Geez... Forget it.

[@PaycoTsunami]

& that’s the fun part 😭

[@austin3783]

Just say your lazy af

[@rico00042]

..Takes entire dash apart...never finds the one shiny screw that drops the entire fusebox down for access. woot! There are 17 different packages for the 7th gen civic. Mine is an em2 05 ex(the one with black fender flaps) and things are a bit different under the dash there too. Also, folks should be warned that the cheap aftermarket kits have a mess for a harness. This one matched, mine did not. I.e harness b is 4ft long... Instructions looked like they matched a minivan. Go china!

[@PaycoTsunami]

Dude that's great info! It's awesome but can be definitely worded differently so it doesn't sound condescending! lol Definitely an issue with the after market fog's since they're all pretty much wired awfully. It's worth going to the junkyard and finding an OEM pair if you can for sure like the one I have here. Aftermarket harness's are never on pare with original equipment.

[@mvp3100]

Just say u put the fog light switch in the wrong place. It goes under next to the cruise control switch

[@PaycoTsunami]

I have an EX so they're all taken up, so the only spot available was the center console spot lol

[@Dr3wsiv]

"Please be mindful or this will happen to you" then doesnt even explain or show what just went wrong. lmao wooow

[@PaycoTsunami]

For anyone else who's curious about this, at the time I thought it was pretty obvo with the sound but the clips broke that held together the two plastic trims for the steering column. Please learn from my mistake and push the bottom trim in from the edge to release the bottom trim from the top trim lmao

[@chrishash.10]

You don’t need to take all that shit off

[@audigang6174]

Yea I’m probably just gona Mickey Mouse the whole thing.

[@PaycoTsunami]

haha I hope it works out! Make it as easy as possible!

[@JonathanGomez-kx6xh]

It looks like alot of work just for the fog lights ill just pay someone to do it.

[@PaycoTsunami]

Definitely is! You can totally jimmy it around the engine bay to make the work easier, but the way I set it up is how the I found out the dealership did it. Once its finished though makes it totally worth it!

[@alexr101992]

I watched this video to add fog lights, now im stealing radios from the neighborhood 7th gens

[@PaycoTsunami]

gatta keep those talents hidden >.>

[@Blorkion64]

This is an 04-05 tutorial. Change the title of the video. 01-03 is completely different. I have an 02. I have a different bumper and cutting the holes for the fog lights is alot more involved I ended up using a reciprocating saw. Also the bolts on the side of the bumper are 10mm not 8mm like yours. Also you don't need to rip apart your dash and steering column like that it's unnecessary and creates more work for yourself and chances to break things...

[@PaycoTsunami]

Yo! I completely understand your concerns, but the process is nearly the same but with a few differences here and there, like not removing the radio/steering column bezel for the 01-03 civics since the consoles are different. This video is nothing more but to help people to get through the process and I don't want to deprive them of that. The videos I personally looked to for help weren't thorough enough and hard to follow. So I wanted to offer an in-depth tutorial from my perspective in what I thought would be better because I'm more hands on/visual. I'm not saying you're wrong and I definitely appreciate the feedback because I'm definitely trying to improve but I'll add an annotation to the video including a link 01-03 pdf file in the description below to help anyone else out. I'll also add some notation wherever the video deviates from 04-05! Again thank you for the feedback!

[@Blorkion64]

@@PaycoTsunami it's nowhere near the same process like I said you don't need to run the wires through the passenger side and removes all the trim panels/ radio. You practically gutted the interior of this car for no reason lol. It's tons of unnecessary work. It literally makes no sense why you took all that apart. You could just run the wire on the drivers side like I did. Besides that there's still alot of differences between the 01-03 and 04-05 they're completely different. The entire front end is different and most of the parts aren't interchangeable. But my whole point is changing the title and description of your tutorial would save people alot of time and help from misleading people. I think you made a good quality video but it's misleading.

[@wesbank6640]

@@Blorkion64 how did you run the wire on the driver's side from the engine bay to the inside? I'm having trouble finding a suitable way to and the connecting wire the second harness is short

[@okhita]

tf you are doing? wiring is so simple but you take it a lot of components 😂🤣

[@PaycoTsunami]

I just took a lot out to show how it goes but i feel it! 😂 I made it look way more daunting than it should be